Australian Amusement Fanatics

BORING???!! How can you guys call this ride boring? You must be used to riding more extreme rides in the capital cities and over in W.A. We only get lame crap rides over here in regional Qld like: Space Roller, Sky Walker, Hard Rock, Energy Storm, Extreme Speed and Zipper etc. Maybe I should pack up...

Yes Zamperla! I would like to see all the old rides back, Enterprise, Zipper, Turbo, Pirate, Super Loops, Force 10, Orbitor, Hurricane, Taipan, Skymaster Wheel, Trabant, RockOPlane, Music Machine, Tilt-a-Whirl, Python Loop, Mad Mouse, UFO, Ranger.... I hope whoever has the Orbitor now has done some...

Zamperla, Iam 99% sure the Hurricane you are talking about with the "lollypop" was Durkins. It would have been dark blue in colour. There was another Hurricane up this way then, but fairly sure it was red and yellow and it was owned by Colin Davis Jr.

The Huss Enterprise, would that have been Shorts' Orion ride back then? Don't know of any others that came up this way around the time you are talking about.

It's a great story of the history and characters of Luna Park. I've had my copy a few years now and have watched it many times over...."The quest for fun"

There's another one in Tasmania. At Cataract Gorge, just out of Launceston.

I know there was one at the Mackay show and I think it was also at Rocky as well. It was also at the Gladstone Harbour festival last year, but I couldn't tell you who owns it. I remember going through one when I was a young'n and getting a "Mirror Maze Master" sticker if I found my way out...

Isn't the Rage Millers old Music Machine? It looks very much like it with those style of carriages. I don't remember seeing another one like it around. The Music Machine used to always do the Rocky Show and as I rememer it was only on 2 trailers- one for the carriages and one for the structure and p...

Here is your chance to own one of these collector item showmans caps. These are not normally available to the public and are usually only sold to showmen, you may have even seen some showmen wearing them. As you can see in the photos, they are 100% black cotton with embroidering on the peak, left ha...

Good on ya Josh for sponsoring Tony, he was always a hard charger and deserved his title. I have known Tony long before he even had his licence. I used to buy my car parts at his fathers (Barry) shop: Aussie Auto Trend when it was it Musgrave Street. Barry then when on to build his own Moster Truck ...

TopGunner,it was for long time friends of mine:Dennis and Denise Jennings- Wildside Novelties/World of Art T-shirts.

Josh,went well. Review has now been posted. Cheers....Deefa.

Hi all,I've been flat out since getting back from Mackay and catching up on some sleep after a 22 hr day on the last day,but have got a review for you now.FJF's new Star Flyer made its debut at Mackay(I'm assuming so,as it wasn't at Rocky)and looked spectacular in action.It was about as tall as the ...

Yes Josh,bags are packed and my mate is picking me up on his way up from Bribie Island in his semi tomorrow for the Mackay show which runs from Tues to Thurs with the public holiday on Thursday.Sorry to hear about your theft,my mate has a saying:Always carry a big stick and find a dark spot."He...

Hi all,sorry for the delay but my computer had a meltdown on Friday and is now back up.You've probably read what was at Rocky so here's the final lineup:1-ALPINE EXPRESS,2-DODGEMS-Davis,3-HAUNTED HOTEL,4-DODGEMS-Nitro Cars,5-BREAK DANCE,6-ZIPPER-Shorts,7-SEA CIRCUS,8-DODGEMS-Shorts,9-CRAZY CARS,10-H...

Hi all, usually have a list of rides in by now, but have been busy working at the show full time this year. Weather has been pretty good to us so far and things look good. I am going in early before I start work tomorrow to give you a list of what's here and what's not and what's back for this year....

As you would have read from Joshs' last few posts, the weather up here has been miserable so far with the sun coming out today for the first time in about a week. The show society (Rocky council) has been busy the last couple of days pulling trucks out of bog-holes with a D4 dozer and a couple of bi...

SKY VIEW it is!!

Looks like Rocky is getting a new Big Wheel this year. Don't know which one it is yet as I haven't seen much of the ones that have been down south, but this one is BIG! 3 trailers for the main ride workings and 1 trailer and a B-Double for the carriages. Guess we'll find out next Tuesday. Not long n...

We were talking to one of the Marchs' (sorry no relation!) the last time they had it in Rocky and they said it was on a 20 or 25 year lease from the States and was going back then (late 90's). But what ever did happen to the Sky Diver?? First time I rode it, I did nothing but get thrown around insid...

Yeh Josh I know it was, sorry what I was trying to get across was if they were set up next to each other it would give the riders who may not have noticed the slight difference between the two. For most of the ride time it looks the same except for the small duration that the arms actually lift up.A...

Hurricane, you're right about Lauries Breakdance having a better appearance than the Cyber Party, but only just. I think if Trindalls were to bring it up to Rocky against Breakdance, there would be a fairly even fight on. I think that once people notice the lifting arms they would probably give it a...

I went down to the Gladstone Harbour Festival over the Easter long week-end which usuallly has a decent turnout for a small Festival,this year was no different.. This year there was: -Dodgems -Scrambler -Tilt-a-Whirl -Kamikaze -Zipper (John Castles') -Temple of Doom -Jumbo Slide -Fun Factory -Hurric...

With the Rocky Show kicking off tomorrow a few more rides are in: -CLIFF HANGER -CIRCUS FUN FACTORY -BIG WHIZZER (Marchs) This is a normal number of rides we get up here (30-35) not including all the kids stuff. Although I do remember one year the Turbo was still being set up on opening night, which...

With still a couple of days to go before the Rocky Show kicks off on Tuesday, here is a list of what's in so far: -CYBER PARTY -BREAKDANCE -MEGA DROP -SPACE ROLLER -HARD ROCK -TECHNO JUMP -CRAZY COASTER -EURO SLIDE -SCORPION -ENERGY STORM -HANG OVER -EXTREME SPEED MACHINE -MATTERHORN -ALPINE EXPRESS...